Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Multangular Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Holy Trinity Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Industrial Upheaval
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Cawood Sword
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Airfield
- Minster Library